With the one-month mark in the rearview mirror -- with the requisite awards presented to their winners -- teams are certainly beginning to show tendencies that are more than just early-season trends.
For this week's power rankings -- which saw a new No. 1 -- we identify that key tendency for all 32 clubs.
How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors rates teams against one another -- taking into account game results, injuries and upcoming schedule -- and those results are tabulated to produce the list featured here.